United States Constitution Dunlap and Claypool Official Printed Edition, 1787

Item

Title

United States Constitution Dunlap and Claypool Official Printed Edition, 1787

Description

The convention made over 20 changes to the Committee of Style report, then, on Saturday, September 15, the delegates voted to adopt the Constitution and ordered both an engrossed copy on parchment and printed copies to be distributed to the delegates and sent to Congress and the states. On Monday, September 17, the engrossed and printed copies of the Constitution were ready, but the delegates made several more changes. Dunlap and Claypoole quickly printed a corrected six-page edition. HSP’s copy is one of only 11 of these original printings known to exist. With six pages on three leaves, printed by Dunlap and Claypoole, “this is official edition, printed on large type, single columns, by the Convention, for submission to Congress, with the Resolutions, and Letter, added.”

Identifier

2813

Type

text

Creator

Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 | Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849

Date Created

1787

Format

typescript

Is Part Of

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures collection

Spatial Coverage

Philadelphia (Pa.)

Subject

Dunlap, John, 1747-1812 | Claypoole, David C., 1757?-1849 | Constitution of the United States

Extent

6 pages

Language

eng

Rights

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Item sets

Historical Society of Pennsylvania Treasures Collection